'It's All About Options'

摘要

Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile have shown us that natural disasters are fast becoming the proving grounds for today's logisticians. Scenarios are real. Responders must apply lessons learned with little margin for error. They must adapt and adjust moment to moment, all the while testing themselves to the limit. Jeff Ackerson, Strategic Concept Developer, TRANSCOM Joint Concepts and Experiments Branch (TCJ5/4-TC), introduced at the Symposium the concept of Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS), a viable relief delivery option that has been called into action in Haiti.